懂中文 Dong Chinese

河

hé

river

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

可 sound component

可  Sound component

kě, kè

  

able to

Evolution

河 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
河 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
河 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
河 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
河 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

河  

hé

river; stream; yellow river; CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]

Most common words with 河
Freq.
Word
Meaning

河

river

河南

Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zhèng​zhōu]

爱河

the river of love

河流

river

河边

river bank

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

菏

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

菏